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Japan · Earthquake archives 2005

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events358
Largest magnitudeM 7.2
M6+13
M7+2
Average depth69.2 km

Monthly activity

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Jan37Feb18Mar17Apr18May21Jun23Jul47Aug36Sep28Oct24Nov39Dec50
January37 EventsMax M6.6 · M6+ 2February18 EventsMax M6.3 · M6+ 1March17 EventsMax M6.6 · M6+ 1April18 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0May21 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0June23 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0July47 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0August36 EventsMax M7.2 · M6+ 3September28 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0October24 EventsMax M6.4 · M6+ 2November39 EventsMax M7.0 · M6+ 2December50 EventsMax M6.5 · M6+ 2

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.266 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan36.0 km2005-08-16 02:46:28 UTCView event →
M 7.0293 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan11.0 km2005-11-14 21:38:51 UTCView event →
M 6.628 km NNW of Maebaru-ch??, Japan10.0 km2005-03-20 01:53:41 UTCView event →
M 6.6161 km SE of Katsuura, Japan27.8 km2005-01-19 06:11:36 UTCView event →
M 6.580 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan29.0 km2005-12-02 13:13:09 UTCView event →
M 6.499 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan192.0 km2005-10-15 15:51:08 UTCView event →
M 6.325 km ENE of ?arai, Japan32.0 km2005-10-19 11:44:42 UTCView event →
M 6.3Bonin Islands, Japan region24.0 km2005-02-09 18:46:09 UTCView event →
M 6.340 km E of Kushiro, Japan42.0 km2005-01-18 14:09:06 UTCView event →
M 6.141 km SW of Makurazaki, Japan145.0 km2005-11-21 15:36:30 UTCView event →
M 6.1142 km ESE of ?funato, Japan21.1 km2005-08-30 18:10:45 UTCView event →
M 6.1123 km ESE of ?funato, Japan10.0 km2005-08-24 10:15:28 UTCView event →
M 6.053 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan42.9 km2005-12-16 18:32:16 UTCView event →
M 5.9101 km S of Yudomari, Japan26.0 km2005-12-03 16:10:39 UTCView event →
M 5.9191 km NW of Mikuni, Japan380.7 km2005-10-23 10:08:14 UTCView event →
M 5.9141 km ESE of ?funato, Japan10.0 km2005-08-24 10:14:47 UTCView event →
M 5.99 km WSW of Ichihara, Japan61.0 km2005-07-23 07:34:56 UTCView event →
M 5.9Izu Islands, Japan region425.8 km2005-04-19 01:46:56 UTCView event →
M 5.9near the east coast of Honshu, Japan43.0 km2005-04-10 22:22:15 UTCView event →
M 5.8194 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan55.2 km2005-07-09 23:37:11 UTCView event →
M 5.8159 km SE of Katsuura, Japan10.0 km2005-01-21 17:58:56 UTCView event →
M 5.7Bonin Islands, Japan region7.4 km2005-12-26 13:48:01 UTCView event →
M 5.7225 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan10.0 km2005-11-17 21:59:29 UTCView event →
M 5.7Volcano Islands, Japan region20.0 km2005-11-15 23:01:10 UTCView event →
M 5.7222 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan15.9 km2005-11-15 20:20:45 UTCView event →
M 5.75 km ENE of Narut?, Japan48.2 km2005-06-19 16:15:15 UTCView event →
M 5.710 km SSW of Kushima, Japan34.2 km2005-05-31 02:04:15 UTCView event →
M 5.778 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan68.0 km2005-02-26 12:37:40 UTCView event →
M 5.7168 km SE of Katsuura, Japan10.0 km2005-01-21 12:45:31 UTCView event →
M 5.6124 km ESE of Shing?, Japan369.5 km2005-02-22 11:20:25 UTCView event →
M 5.511 km NNE of Iwaki, Japan53.2 km2005-10-22 13:12:47 UTCView event →
M 5.570 km E of ?arai, Japan39.2 km2005-08-07 15:06:45 UTCView event →
M 5.5Izu Islands, Japan region206.4 km2005-07-01 09:36:16 UTCView event →
M 5.58 km NNW of Maebaru-ch??, Japan18.7 km2005-04-19 21:11:28 UTCView event →
M 5.527 km ENE of Kushiro, Japan54.1 km2005-03-11 18:47:36 UTCView event →
M 5.52 km NNW of Iwatsuki, Japan46.2 km2005-02-15 19:46:35 UTCView event →
M 5.499 km WNW of Iwanai, Japan26.4 km2005-12-12 21:01:40 UTCView event →
M 5.4277 km SE of Katsuura, Japan11.0 km2005-07-29 20:25:00 UTCView event →
M 5.4119 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan21.9 km2005-01-31 09:39:47 UTCView event →
M 5.4180 km SE of Katsuura, Japan51.3 km2005-01-20 14:16:26 UTCView event →
M 5.473 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan65.5 km2005-01-06 13:00:40 UTCView event →
M 5.3Bonin Islands, Japan region472.3 km2005-12-29 08:30:34 UTCView event →
M 5.3112 km S of Yudomari, Japan29.6 km2005-12-03 16:24:53 UTCView event →
M 5.395 km WNW of Noshiro, Japan35.0 km2005-10-17 16:13:46 UTCView event →
M 5.3279 km SE of Katsuura, Japan33.5 km2005-07-27 02:39:22 UTCView event →
M 5.3101 km E of Yamada, Japan41.7 km2005-07-02 00:31:51 UTCView event →
M 5.3Ryukyu Islands, Japan28.2 km2005-06-20 07:16:16 UTCView event →
M 5.3Volcano Islands, Japan region81.0 km2005-06-15 15:01:46 UTCView event →
M 5.333 km S of Hasaki, Japan47.5 km2005-05-19 01:14:28 UTCView event →
M 5.3155 km SE of Katsuura, Japan10.0 km2005-01-19 06:17:07 UTCView event →
M 5.2116 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan35.2 km2005-12-04 22:20:27 UTCView event →
M 5.297 km S of Yudomari, Japan30.6 km2005-12-03 16:48:56 UTCView event →
M 5.2Izu Islands, Japan region382.2 km2005-10-27 08:41:46 UTCView event →
M 5.2104 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan66.5 km2005-09-24 14:48:48 UTCView event →
M 5.2120 km NNW of Hirara, Japan132.9 km2005-09-05 17:51:50 UTCView event →
M 5.2143 km ESE of ?funato, Japan23.0 km2005-08-30 18:13:59 UTCView event →
M 5.2286 km SE of Katsuura, Japan35.8 km2005-07-29 12:51:06 UTCView event →
M 5.2Volcano Islands, Japan region123.0 km2005-06-15 07:14:45 UTCView event →
M 5.237 km SSW of Hamamatsu, Japan296.4 km2005-05-28 20:55:12 UTCView event →
M 5.2Bonin Islands, Japan region174.6 km2005-01-27 03:56:42 UTCView event →

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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